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Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other.  We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

JOB PURPOSE: 

TheSoftwareEngineer contributes to design, development, and deployment of Caterpillar’sstate-of-the-artdigitalapplications. 

JOB DUTIES:

Responsibilities Include:

• Responsibilities across functional lines with individuals assigned in new program development and/or maintenance of existing mobile, WEB, Cloud, server, and/or distributed computing systems.

  
  

• Competent to performSpring Bootand development assignments without close supervision; normally assigned the more complex aspects of systems work.

  
  

• Build newbackend microservices using Sprint Boot frameworkleveragingout of the box components as well as extending/customizing where necessary to meet business needs.

  
  

• Works directly on complex application/technical problem identification and resolution, including responding to off-shift and weekend support calls.

  
  

• Works on complex systems or infrastructure components that may be used by one or more applications or systemsunder mentorship of Lead and Senior developer.

  
  

• Drives application development focused around delivering business valuable features.

  
  

• Maintainshigh standardsof software quality within the team byestablishinggood practices and habits.

  
  

• Communicate with others to help direct development, debugging, and testing of application software for accuracy, integrity, interoperability, and completeness.

  
  

• Performs integrated testing and customer acceptance testing of components that requires careful planning and execution to ensuretimely, quality results.

  
  

• Employee is also responsible for performing other job duties as assigned by Caterpillar management from time to time.

  
  

• Typical customers include Caterpillar customers, dealers, other external companies whopurchaseservices offered by Caterpillar as well as internal business unit and/or servicecentregroups. 

  
  

• Collaborate with project leads, seniordevelopersand testers.

  
  

• Good team player with sense of accountability,positivityand flexibility.

  
  

Basic qualifications:

• Position requires afour-year degreeorequivalentfroman accredited college or university.

  
  

• 2+ years of software development experience.

  
  

• 1+ years of experience inworking with Java Sprint boot framework.

  
  

Top candidates will also haveproven experience in many of the following:

• Hands onExperiencewith Spring Boot frameworkandOSGi specification.

  
  

• Strong knowledge of micro-service logging, monitoring, debugging, and testing.

  
  

• Strongproficiencyin Java programming language.

  
  

• Knowledge of RESTful web services and API development.

  
  

• Knowledge of markup languages such as JSON and YML.

  
  

• Interconnecting microservices with databases.

  
  

• Implementations experience in micro-service integration, packaging, build automation, and deployment.

  
  

• Understanding of software development principles and methodologies.

  
  

• Ability to work in a team environment and collaborate effectively with other developers and stakeholders.

  
  

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

  
  

• Strong communicationand interpersonal skills.

  
  

Nice tohave.

• Familiarity with software development design patterns: GIT, Swagger, PCF, and Rabbit MQ

  
  

• Expertisein API technologies such as Rest Webservices.

  
  

• Previousexperience writing unit tests with JUnit, Mockito, orPowerMock

  
  

• Familiarity with database technologies such as MySQL, MongoDB,PostgreSQLor equivalent

  
  

• Knowledge of how streaming systems such as Kafkaoperate.

  
  

• Working knowledge of quality and security scan technologies such as Sonar, Fortify, andWebInspector equivalent.

  
  

• Knowledge of the Agile approach.

  
  

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Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply

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